Educated : A: Memoir

A determined woman who reconstructs her identity through education while navigating the trauma of an abusive and isolated upbringing.

A midwife and herbal healer who, despite moments of independence, remains loyal to her husband’s ideologies and fails to protect her children from domestic abuse. Educated : A memoir

Westover often highlights the difficulty of reconciling different family members' conflicting memories of the same traumatic events. IV. Critical Reception A determined woman who reconstructs her identity through

Inspired by an older brother who went to college, Westover taught herself enough algebra and grammar to pass the ACT and enter Brigham Young University at age 17. despite moments of independence

Her father’s deep mistrust of the government meant she never attended school, lacked a birth certificate until age nine, and received no traditional medical care.